file off
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Royster watched people file off when that bus arrived at Union Station after 1 a.m.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
“If you file off the forehead, it looks as though the eyes have come forward, and raising the brow opens up the eyes.”
From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2020
As the other passengers on our flight began to file off, my brother and I were told to stay seated.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 29, 2018
The Green Bell G-1008 clippers cut so cleanly that you may not even need to file off the edges when you’re done—though they do have a built-in file if you want to anyway.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2018
She grabbed the long nail file off the daybed.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
![]()